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Well shock, water heater question
Hey gurus, We get build-up of iron rich bacteria in our well. Eventually, this leads = to an unpleasant odor in our water (especially when the water has not been = run for a while) as well as slime in...
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OT: stupid kids on school bus
bully a grandmother!!!! I wrote the school directly here: and I was sure to check these boxes: Athena Middle School, Greece Central School District, Business Office, Districtwide, Energy Management,...
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Mini-split AC systerms? ? ?
I'm considering getting one of those Mitsubishi mini-split air conditioning systems as an alternative to central AC, with a single small external unit serving three units inside the apartment. This is...
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curing stucco
I just put a finish coat of stucco on in the incredible abq heat. How often and how long do I have to water it to make it cure well?
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Almond for firewood
Any fruit or nut bearing tree is good for smoking. I'd grab a bunch of it.
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Bidet for better personal hygiene?
I use Bidet4me MB-2000 at home. Cause from many articles, it shows using Bidet can increase personal hygiene. My family use it everyday and so far we love it. So, for me, it is good optional that can...
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New Door Installation Question
I just had a new door and frame installed today. It looks great, except I am not sure if the door sill (threshold or whatever it is called) is done right. It is the metal part that one walks on, or...
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What is this button on this key for? (OT)
I know that it OT but I suspect that someone here drives a Dodge Ram and thus maybe they can help. I recently purchased a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 HEMI that had been repossessed. The seller only had one...
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Bargains
From the Salvation Army (SA) Everybody is familiar with the SA Thrift Stores, but the SA gets stuff that never shows up there: Automobiles, large appliances, furniture, computers, tools, TV sets, etc....
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Tapering Drywall
Most of us who have hanged drywall at some time in our lives are well aware the long side is tapered for mudding. There are time when two non-tapered edges will meet or one tapered and one non-tapered...
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Wiring query--I've got a mental block it seems...
Taken from old silo unloader to use as second parallel from alternate location DC in shop... 240V coil relay, 240V 2hp-rated contacts of the mechanical spring type--load contacts a common and one...
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door stops
What are your favorite kind of door stops? Do you prefer those that attaches to the hinge, springs, the rigid ones, the door handle ones, or floor mounted ones? This would be for a kitchen door that...
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Concrete advice needed.
I=92m going to be leveling a concrete floor that is off anywhere from 2 =BD= =94 to 8=94 depending on which are you measure from. I estimate that I will= be needing about 85 bags of 90 lbs. concrete....
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Fuzzy Math
I called an upholstery cleaning company, Coit, who shall remain nameless, and asked, roughly, what it might cost to clean two love seats. "Seventy-five dollars each, but this month we're having a 40%...
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high temp threadlocker for plastic?
The screw that hold my oven door handle on keeps loosening up. A little loctite holds it fine until I go to 450F or 550F for an hour or 2-- then it pulls loose. The threads on the plastic are...
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